Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-05


MAJOR BURKE APPo1NTED.-MaJor j. B. Burke,
Commander OF the Department OF the Potomac,
G. A. R., has been appointed by Public Printer
Benedict to q position in the Treasury Branch of
the Government Printing Office at 81 per day.
BIDS FOR BUILDING STEEL SHIPs.-Bids are to be
opened at the Navy Department at noon next
Monday for the construction OF three steel crui-
sers. OF about 1000 tons displacement each. and
1wG sD steer gun6oats OF about tons dlspace lace
asked for by nearly every establishment N the
country capable of building vessels Of the charac
ter required.
GEN. SHERIDAN TO VISIT THE PENNSYLVANIA EN-
CAMPMENT.-Cols. Krumbhaar and Lambert, Of the
staff of GOV. Beaver, OF Pennsylvania, were in the
city yesterday to make arrangements fOr the visit
OF Gen. sheridan and his staff to the encampment
or the State National Guard, at Mount Gretna,
near Harrisburg. Gen. Sheridan will return to
washington next Wednesday, and on Thursday
will go to the encampment, accompanied by his
entire stan and under the escort OF Col Lambert.
on Friday there will be a grand review OF the en-
also extended to the military attaches OF foreign
legations, and it is expected that several Of them
Will visit the encampment during its continuance.
THE LAST ExAMINArIoN BEFORE OcTOBER.-About
fifty clerks from the offices of the Chief of Engi-
neers and the Paymaster-Gene were examined
for promotion Yesterday by the War Department
board OF examiners. This Is the last War Depart
ment examination before October.
NAVAL NOTES.-The U. s. s. Atlanta arrived at
Gloucester this morning. The Yantic arrived at
Charlottetown, P. 3. l., yesterday. The Dolphin
dropped down to Ellis Island from New York for
her powder last evening.
COMMANDER B. H. MoCALLA has been appointed
president Of the naval pneumatic gun carriage
board, vice Capt. John A. Howell, relieved at his
own request. The other members OF the board are
Lieut.. &. A. Bradbury and Assistant Naval Con-
structors j. b. Hoover and Lewis Nixon. The
board was appointed some time ago to consider
designs OF the Pneumatic Gun Carriage and Power
moving monitor turrets by means Of compressed
air. The company has recently submitted plans
for gun carriage. |
FIRST LIEUT.. c. p TERRETT, 9Th infantry, has
been granted twenty days extension Of leave.
THE SIAMEsE PRINCE, accompanied by several
members of his suite and General Halderman, was
formally presented to the President at IL o'clock
this morning by Acting Secretary Of State Porter.
The prince was attred in citizens clothes, but the
members of his suite wore full court costume. The
visitors received in the blue parlOr, and we're
shown through the other rooms. The east room
was taStefully decorated with many tropical and
other potted plants.
NAVAL OFFICERS TO BE SENT ABROAD FOR 1NsrRUc-
TIoN.-Secretary Whitney has decided to send En-
sign George W. Street abroad to take course OF
instruction in hull designing. 1t is understood
that Ensign Street will be given four years for
eign instruction. At the end Of the first year he
Is to receive an appointment as an assistant naval
constructor. Secretary Whitney also proposes to
send several OF the assistant engineers to ParitO
undergo an advanced course OF Instruction in ma
chinery designing 1t is understood that Assistant
Engineer Albert w. Stahl Is the first OF his corps
to be selected to go abroad.
PERsoNAI--Commodore John G. Walker, United
States Navy, is at the Brevoort House, New York.
H B. Mcclellan, Chas. Butcher, and Jas. A.
Jewell OF New York, X. D. Mclean of New Orleans,
Ell II. Chandler OF Philadelphia, and James Smith
Joe, Mo-. is at the Riggs.-Richard Gruener OF
New York, is at the AriingtOn.-S. WrDnker Of
New York, F. II. Ballman OF Cincinnati, C. r. MIL
ler Of Texas and Frank Z. Lowell of Rhode Island.
are at the MetrOpOlitan.-W. D. Weidman OF
Illinois, j. s. Norwood Of South Carolina, r. w.
Bailey Of Virginia, j. C. Davenport OF Baltimore
and Andrew Martin of New jersey, are at the
NationaL-E- o. MOffatt and wife Kansas City,
MO-, and A. Barnes 1r., st. Louis, are at the st.
nartmenf LEFT this morning Saratoora